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E-commerce sales grew 14.3% in the first quarter, following fourth quarter growth of 14.6%. It was the first time since the first quarter of 2008 that e-commerce grew by more than 10% year over year for two quarters in a row.

E-commerce sales grew 14.3% in the first quarter, following fourth quarter growth of 14.6%. It was the first time since the first quarter of 2008 that e-commerce grew by more than 10% year over year for two quarters in a row.

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Online retail sales Monday came in 13.7% ahead of the Monday after Thanksgiving last year, Coremetrics says. GSI Commerce says sales yesterday were even stronger than over the weekend, when comparable-store sales for its retailer clients rose 17%.

Online retailsales Monday came in 13.7% ahead of the Monday after Thanksgiving last year, Coremetrics says. GSI Commerce says sales yesterday were even stronger than over the weekend, when comparable-store sales for its retailer clients rose 17%.

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Strong growth in apparel sales contributed to a better-than-expected 25% jump in online retail sales last year, according to a study by Shop.org and Forrester Research. Apparel replaced PCs as the top category of online purchases.

Strong growth in apparel sales contributed to a better-than-expected 25% jump in online retailsales last year, according to a study by Shop.org and Forrester Research. Apparel replaced PCs as the top category of online purchases.

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Deloitte projects that online sales and mail orders will increase at least 13.5% this year, far more than the 4.0% to 4.5% growth expected for all retail sales during the season. That would represent higher online sales growth than during the 2013 holiday season.

Deloitte projects that online sales and mail orders will increase at least 13.5% this year, far more than the 4.0% to 4.5% growth expected for all retailsales during the season. That would represent higher online salesgrowth than during the 2013 holiday season.